High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A zduhac (Cyrillic: zduhaћ, Serbian pronunciation: ), vetrovnjak, zmajevit, oblačar, or gradobranitelj was, in Serbian tradition, a man with the special ability to protect his estate, village, or region against destructive weather conditions, such as storms, hail, or torrential rains. These calamities were believed to be brought by various demonic beings, including devils, creatures called ala, eagles, black-feathered birds, and the souls of drowned and hanged persons. Protectors from bad weather fought with them, or used magic to ward them off. The protectors could also be regarded as bringers of bad weather-moving it away from their village, they could take it to another.
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